Cassecroute makes garden furniture which will last for generations and which will be the joy of your grand children. Its wood and steel are indestructable - its design is timeless.

The illustration portfolio of Eric Hancock. Great narratives capturing a moment in time allowing the magical realism to take hold. Whimsical, dark, sensual and often amusing.

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A new exposition dedicated to comic art at the Maison Rouge, Paris.

Beautiful images of pollen under the microscope

Cardboard furniture at its best! Henry Pilcher is an upcoming furniture designer bringing a unique and fresh flavor to the furniture world in Australia.

Paul Raff Studio’s Cascade House in Toronto is open to the street, but goes unnoticed thanks to the selection of materials, blending with the surrounding landscape.

New York City tonight (Wednesday, July 1st), WK will be signing his new book from 6-8pmat the Jonathan LeVive Gallery and releasing 3 new prints!

French photographer Nicolas Everiste releases photos of his latest series entitled Dark Zoo. The series features animals including a cheetah, rhino, and giraffes in black and white.

Like a bank of the future, CheBanca! designed by Crea International look like a spaceship that has just landed in the middle of an old Italian town.

10 X 10 / 3 features the works of 100 rising stars in the international architecture community and curated by 10 of it’s most important figures.

Stephen J Shanabrook is a New York and Moscow-based artist who uses food both as medium and metaphor, including "morgue chocolates" made from molds from the fatal wounds of anonymous people.

The skeleton of the robotic bat uses shape-memory metal alloy that is super-elastic for the joints, and smart materials that respond to electric current for the muscular system.

MEGGS 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind' from forthcoming Exhibition @CERASOLI gallery

Nike Sportswear is selling the T-shirt gun. You can see on action in the video (in link) with featuring Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams

Hoxton Wire Basket ~ adorable wide and wood basket for your bike from Brooks Saddles

Acrossair Nearest Tube iPhone App! Takes where you are, and tells you what's closest!

Young Argentinean artist based in London who already worked with great brands such as Nike, MTV, Motorola, VH1 and Cartoon Network.

Tea bag press for any kind of cups or glasses. Made of teak wood for water-resisting ant high temperature protection.

Jana and JS' polaroid inspired stencils are starting to invade Paris' walls. Great street art.

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Chadbourne + Doss Architects have designed the Lobster Boat Residence, a 2380 square foot home on Portage Bay in Seattle, Washington.

Think your Prius gets good mileage? The SAHIMO racer tops out at an incredible 568km / liter!

Letterhead Fonts - A great collection of rare and unique fonts with stunning examples of the font in practice.

The new ISO50 poster for the Ghostly International 10 year anniversary is awesome!

14 renowned practices collaborated with Brad Pitt on his Make It Right foundation, to design duplex homes for New Orleans. Flexibility and a sustainable approach were the key requirements to meet by the practices.

Designer Gerry Judah created a 32 metre-high sculpture for Audi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England.

Natoma Architects building in San Francisco adds contemporary architecture to the city. Simple materials enclose flexible and luminous spaces.

Happy Hat / Sad Hat from super fun minimalist designer Dotmancandoit!

Create Not Hate is a catchy slogan but so are the visuals. These are kaleidoscopes built out of weapons.. so that youth gets the message of creativity over violence! By Zerofee.

More than 17,000 would-be plinthers are lining up for an hour long stint up on the empty fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square in London. A bizarre installation? from Antony Gormley.

Robert Bradfort, a father-of-two got tired of discarding his kids’ unwanted toys that he decided to make good use of them, and now sells his creations – each containing up to 3,000 toys – for up to $18,000 each.

Amazing recruitment site for THE SWEDISH ARMED FORCES. Made by DDB STOCKHOLM and NORTH KINGDOM. Director: Jesper Kouthoofd.

Art tends not only to discover the truth but to exaggerate and finally distort it - Matthew Nowicki

Eames Life Guard Chairs? "Obscure Design Typologies: Life Guard Chairs"

Quattro for iPhone ~ crazy metal/leather case? with interchangeable lenses?

Leatherman has a limited edition DAMASCUS WAVE! . Forged and etched process-intensive Damascus steel is featured on the Wave’s outside-accessible straight and serrated knives. Only 1000 will be produced in 2009.

Fun post over at Core77 on Car Interior Design Tricks ~ all types of brilliant space savers/creators

"Use this toothbrush and i will break your arm"

Do battle with cows, dragons and, er, hamsters, plus check out trailers, interviews and downloads.

Let’s Text-Fu!

The New York Times explores building with glass. Gorgeous panes!

The installation by Massimo Iosa Ghini creates spectacular aesthetic effects, making sustainability both beautiful and feasible.

Oooh ~ Fender '57 Champ Amp has been revived!

The century's most dramatic solar eclipse is coming up on July 22, 2009. We want to share it with the world (most of whom will not get to experience it) and have fun doing it.

Amazing self-portraits by the super talented Kimiko Yoshida.